re: #224 HappyWarrior

True that. Speaking of which, can’t wait to go to Chicago for the first time this summer. That should be a fun little trip. Gonna do one day of touristy stuff and a night at Wrigley too. Good bar scene on the North side?

How far north? If you do near north (within a couple of [1-5) miles of downtown) go to the area near DePaul University. There’s the fondue place DF mentioned a few days ago (Geja’s) and if you stay in that area, there are many places to go.

Closer to downtown would be “Rush St” and the area south of “Rush” - which leads directly to downtown. Not all the places are on Rush, look at Division St near Rush. Also, just west of Rush off Division is Wells St which is where Zanies comedy club and Second City are located. Not bars, per se, but both would be worth a look see. The area I was speaking of near DePaul is just north of Second City maybe a mile or so…close to what’s called the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Right outside of downtown proper (where the Rock and Roll McDonalds is) has lots of great restaurants and bars.

I can give you more on restaurants than bars since I am not, and never have been, a bar person. I used to go dancing back in the day but just hanging out in a bar wasn’t something that was part of my regular experiences.

Hope that helps.